SANTA MONICA, Calif., and VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 2, 2018 -- Underscoring the continued growth and success of its
home entertainment business, global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE:
LGF.A, LGF.B) has signed Ron Schwartz to a
new long-term agreement as President of Lionsgate Worldwide Home
Entertainment, it was announced today by Lionsgate Motion Picture Group
Chairman Joe Drake.

Schwartz will oversee the Company's nearly $1 billion-a-year
worldwide home entertainment operations, including the domestic and
international home entertainment sales of Lionsgate's feature film
slate, one of the largest independent television businesses in the
world, a nearly 17,000-title film and television library, and a robust
slate of Starz programming. Additionally, he assumes the expanded
responsibility for the Company's home entertainment digital
transactional business. Reflecting the studio's "Lionsgate 360"
approach, he will work closely with Lionsgate President of Worldwide
Television & Digital Distribution Jim Packer on all home
entertainment initiatives.
Schwartz will continue to shepherd Lionsgate's robust $400 million-a-year
multiplatform releasing and specialty acquisitions business, including
titles for the Company's Grindstone Entertainment and Premiere labels,
sister company Roadside Attractions and numerous third-party partners.
"In today's fast-changing environment, we're always looking for ways
to connect our artists and content with consumers across an
ever-expanding array of platforms," said Drake. "Ron's great talent
relationships, business acumen and strategic vision have helped position
Lionsgate as a global home entertainment powerhouse and an innovator in
the media space."
Lionsgate has been a first mover in customizing home entertainment
release strategies for its content and continues to over-index the
industry average. Schwartz and his team have also spearheaded successful
new content partnerships with digital platforms, and they continue to
capitalize on emerging opportunities throughout the worldwide home
entertainment marketplace.
Schwartz served as President & General Manager of Lionsgate Home
Entertainment Sales & Distribution before being promoted to head the
Company's worldwide home entertainment group in 2014. Prior to that, he
served as Executive Vice President & General Manager of Lionsgate's
home entertainment operations, playing an instrumental role in the
Company's adoption of ground-breaking entertainment technologies and
formats.
Schwartz joined Lionsgate through the Company's merger with Trimark
in 2000 and was inducted into the Variety Home Entertainment &
Digital Hall of Fame in 2015. ABOUT LIONSGATE
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate is a global content
leader whose films, television series, digital products and linear and
over-the-top platforms reach next generation audiences around the
world. In addition to its filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate
content drives a growing presence in interactive and location-based
entertainment, video games, esports and other new entertainment
technologies. Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a nearly
17,000-title film and television library and delivered through a global
sales and distribution infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is
synonymous with original, daring and ground-breaking content created
with special emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse composition
of the Company's worldwide consumer base.
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